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PERTH could soon have a new tourism and entertainment precinct at Belmont Park after Planning Minister John Day tabled a rezoning amendment in parliament last week.

THE Chinese government's approval of a critical $162 million cash injection into Gindalbie Metals by the company's Chinese partner, AnSteel, has delivered a major boost to the emerging Mid West iron ore industry.

INFLATION is dead and buried and there is presently more concern among bankers about a continuation of falling prices than a return to the hyper-inflation conditions of the 1970s.

COMPANY directors will remember the economic downturn as a time of trepidation - and it has nothing to do with falling share prices.

CAUSE-RELATED marketing campaigns continue to deliver strong results for charities, despite the difficult economy and dwindling consumer confidence.

THE State Administrative Tribunal has upheld the right of commercial landlords to veto the sale of retail leases if they object to the prospective purchaser.

New owner has brought a touch of high-tech to the West Perth eatery, as Adam Orlando reports.

COMMERCE Minister Troy Buswell will introduce legislation into parliament the government says will create a more equitable retail environment.

It has been 90 years since Clough Ltd was founded, and Harold Clough has been an integral part of the company’s story.

PUBLIC buildings won most of the gongs at last week's Australian Institute of Architects (WA) awards, but it was a masterful apartment development in Cottesloe that scored the top award.

Recent criticism of the Commonwealth Bank has been ill-informed.

The effects of a BHP Billiton-Rio Tinto JV would be felt all around the world.

Australia’s trade dealings with China still have a long way to run.

Aquila, FMG to assess Pilbara port

IS the commercial centre of the Pilbara moving west? BHP Billiton's proposed merger of its iron ore operations with those of Rio Tinto is the latest indication of the dynamic shift under way in the north-west, one that will tend to favour Karratha as the

Red tape hurts business and, ultimately, consumers.

Down south the dogs are howling. It must be truffle time. Russell Quinn reports on an emerging niche industry.

Australian Labor has delivered the type of economic reforms expected from the conservative side of politics.

The competition watchdog has allowed the Gorgon partners to jointly test the domestic gas market ahead of a final investment decision expected in the coming months.

Civil contractor Brierty has secured two Pilbara road contracts, valued at a total of $19 million, as it appoints chief executive Stuart Crofts to the board as managing director.

The federal government has given conditional approval to the $955 million Southern Seawater desalination project at Binningup.

The state government has today released concept plans for the development of Perth's waterfront as Premier Colin Barnett reiterates work on the scaled back plans is expected to start in 18 months.

Shares in Kagara have closed higher after drilling at Western Areas' adjacent Flying Fox mine intercepted a good nickel result within the former's Lounge Lizard project.

A new survey has revealed a high level of dissatisfaction with banks and other lending institutions as the majority of small business operators miss out on recent interest rate cuts.

Strong demand has prompted Landcorp to bring forward the release of 36 lots at Baynton West in Karratha, with land and house-and-land packages for sale by private treaty.

Explorer Mount Magnet South has teamed up with a Hong Kong company to jointly explore for gold on the Kirkalocka tenements in the Murchison region, in a deal valued at $1.5 million.

The state government has released a new planning framework that abolishes limits on the size of shopping centres and cuts the target for urban infill from Labor's "unrealistic" goal.

South Perth-based Cooper Energy says potential exsits for further oil discoveries in the Cooper Basin after testing confirmed the Butlers-1 well is a new oil discovery.

West Perth-based explorer Iron Ore Holdings has signed a key native title access agreement covering its central Pilbara iron ore projects.

Civil contractor Brierty has appointed chief executive Stuart Crofts to the company's board as managing director.

World Bank warns of 3pc contraction; States borrow $230bn for major projects; Browse partners urged to turn the page; Colliers buys up Werrett, tops WA shopping league; Fortescue studies second port

Local governments will have the capacity to issue infringement notices against land developers under a new set of planning regulations set to come into effect at the start of next financial year.